The waves had made a dreadful noise slapping against the
hull all night, and finally stopped at 0630 this morning, heralding a change in
the weather. By late morning the sun was up and the sea was like a mill pond in
the loch, and we wondered why we were still waiting instead of sailing. The
forecasts however still spoke of F5 from the east, so perhaps it was the right
decision not to sail.
We went for coffee at the hotel once more, then walked to
Oldshoremore about 2 miles away. On the way we met Michael Otter who was
rounding up his sheep with his two dogs; it was very entertaining. Roger has
recently been a on a ‘shepherd’s course’ day and was tempted to try his skills
(but didn’t – might have been very confusing!). We helped Michael to move his
sheep to the next field where they could drink. At Oldshoremore we paddled on
the near deserted beach in the crystal clear water. What a brilliant place to
chill!
We noted that the sailor from France had made a donation, and
thanked him (in French of course!). Merci Monsieur, nous vous remercions tres beaucoup!
Tomorrow we will sail at 0700 to catch the tide around Cape Wrath en route to Scrabster.
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| The view of the harbour from the hotel |
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| The view from the coffee table! |
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| Looking back on the road as we walked to Oldshoremore. The new high school on the lakeside can be seen, built with EU money. It has 50 pupils we are told! Whar a great place to go to school!! |
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| Michael Otter with his sheep |
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| Helping to round some sheep up - all in a day's work for the crew of Blue Star! |
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| The bay at Oldshoremore |
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| The beach where we paddled |
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| An Englishman on holiday - no-one I know though |
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| Richard |
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| Robert |
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| Mr Pig - a local inhabitant of Kinlochbervie |
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